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Layer Signals

Monique Bestman, Marko Ruis, Jos Heijmas Koos Van Middlekoop

Guide shows you how to pick up the signals given by layers at an early stage, how to interpret them and which actions to take to get them producing eggs.

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Layer Signals is a practical guide that shows you how to pick up the signals given by your animals at an early stage, how to interpret them and which action to take.

‘Laying hens are not egg laying machines. Proper care requires knowledge of the animal and the capability to use this in practice. For optimal results.’

Not all poultry farmers maximise the full potential of their birds. Both kept in cage or floor systems, for a good performance during the production period, the management should be correct and efficient. But how do you know that what you are doing is right? Your chickens continuously send out signals: about their health, how well they know their way around their surroundings and whether they feel happy and comfortable.

Do you recognise the signals your chickens are giving? Do you know the difference between abnormal, runny droppings and healthy caecal droppings? Are you able to identify abnormalities of the egg and trace this back to the cause? And do something about it?

If you recognise the signs that point to potential problems, then make sure you are armed with information to take the appropriate steps to get your flock back on track. But to do so, you must know all the ins and outs of your own farm and be able to assess the impact these changes will have on your animals.

Poultry Signals presents practical knowledge of animal oriented poultry farming in an easy, accessible format.

This book is part of the Poultry Signals series. You can find all of the books here: https://www.contextbookshop.com/poultry/poultry-signals-series

Published: 2012

ISBN: 9789087401245

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Type: Paperback

Pages: 109

Language: English

Format: Paperback

Availability: Available

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CONTENTS:
SECTION ONE: Seeing more by looking more closely

Picking up the signals
Using the signals
Farm records showing objective signals
Analysis creiteria for egg production
Inspection outside the house
Inspection in the poultry house
Paying attention to the hen
Bird behaviour
Anatomy
Respiratory system
Sense
Checking individual birds
First impressions
A closer look
Signals from manure

SECTION TWO: The hen and her environment

Differences between husbandry systems
Open sided or closed poultry houses?
Climate management in high temperatures
Ventilation
Assessing ventilation in the poultry house
Climate under control
Effection temperature (wind chill factor)
Air
Light
Dust
Why free-range?
Covered range or winter garden

SECTION THREE: Rearing hens

A good start is half the battle
The early days
Quality of day-old chicks
Comfort signals in day-old chicks
Temperature
Weak chicks
Cage rearing
Floor rearing
From 6-15 weeks
Weight and condition
Development of feathering
Training good behaviour in aviaries
From rearing to laying: 16-25 weeks
Light
Light during rearing
Moving from rearing to laying house
Vaccinations
The right way to vaccinate
Good vaccination - a science in itself
Keep the use of antibotics to a minimum
From small to adult in 18 weeks
Feather pecking during rearing
Beak trimming
Methods of beak trimming

SECTION FOUR: Laying Hens

Schedules aren't written in stone
Moving in
The ideal curves
Gear management towards nesting peak
Feed selection
Feed and light
Deficiency signals: eating feathers
Feeding when temperature is low
Feeding when temperature is high
Drinking
Water output from the nipples
A second laying period?
Pecking, feather pecking and cannibalism?
Difficult to reverse
Feather pecking
Cannibalism

SECTION FIVE: Egg signals

A fresh egg?
Internal egg quality
Shell abnormalities caused before laying
Finding abnormal eggs
Shell abnormalities caused after laying
Cracks and breaks
Quality report from the egg wholesaler
Egg production problems

SECTION SIX: Health

Disease signals
Biosecurity outside the house
Biosecurity in the house
What seems to be the trouble?
Gastrointestinal problems
Respiratory diseases
Disorders in locomotive organs
Sudden increase in mortality
Summary of the main diseases
Viruses
Bacteria
Internal parasites
Coccidiosis
Worms
Red mites

Index

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This book weighs: 615g

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